Summary
Parmod Bijarnia earned a silver medal by finishing the 1500 meter race in 4 minutes 9.65 seconds.
Both achievements happened at the Asian Para Games held in Nagoya, Japan, a competition for athletes with physical differences.
Key Points
4 points1
Nimisha's jump was just 15 centimeters short of the gold‑medal distance.
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Parmod finished 6.40 seconds behind the gold‑medal runner but stayed ahead of the rest of the field.
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The Asian Para Games include categories like T47 for athletes with one arm affected and T46 for athletes with upper‑arm differences.
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These medals show how hard work and training can lead to success, even when athletes face physical challenges.
New Words to Learn
12 wordspara athletics
sports for athletes with physical differences
long jump
a sport where you run and jump as far as you can into a sand pit
1500 meters
a race that is about one and a half kilometers long
classification
a way to group athletes based on how their bodies work
unilateral
affecting only one side
impairment
a difficulty or limitation
amputation
when a part of the body, like an arm, has been removed
muscle power
strength of the muscles
range of motion
how far a joint can move
podium
the top three places in a competition
personal best
the fastest time or longest distance the athlete has ever achieved
sweep
when one country wins all the top places
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